RE: training collars
I' ve used or have had training partners use everything out there and for hunting/training purposes, I will only buy Tri-Tronics or Dogtra collars.
Without question Tri-Tronics has the best customer service of any e-collar manufacturer...they will turn around any repair in two days. Their products are pretty reliable, but I' ve had to use their repair shop a couple of times and they were more than accomodating and very fast.
I really can' t tell you how good Dogtra' s customer service is...I don' t know anyone who has ever had a problem with one of their collars. This includes one large-scale commercial kennel that has used hundreds of their products over a three year period.
I think you would be very happy with either Tri-Tronics or Dogtra.